[PDF.01gn] Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North (Penguin Classics)

Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North (Penguin Classics)

[PDF.ba74] Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North (Penguin Classics)

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 | #39796 in Books |  imusti |  2012-01-31 |  2012-01-31 | Original language:Arabic | PDF # 1 |  7.66 x.57 x4.97l,.50 | File type: PDF | 256 pages

 | Penguin Classics

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Reading this book takes you to times and places far away and long ago|By Oleh Weres|Reading this book takes you to times and places far away and long ago. It also reminds you that once there was a time when Baghdad and al-Andalus were centers of civilization, while most of Europe was a backwater.|1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Li| |"[An] exceptional little anthology. . . . It is a fascinating book, with a nugget of curious information on each page, adding up to a picture that turns preconceptions on their head. . . . These are not just interesting books: they go a long way towards u

A fascinating collection of medieval Arabic travel writing in an important new translation

Between the ninth and fourteenth centuries, Arab explorers journeyed widely and frequently into the far north, crossing territories that now include Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan. Ibn Fadla-n's chronicles of his travels are one of the most important documents from the period, and this illuminating new translation offers insight into the world of the Arab geograph...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness: Arab Travellers in the Far North (Penguin Classics)   |  Ibn Fadlan. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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